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1 Mishra, A. K.; Paverkar, K. P.; Chaudhari, R. S.; Tripati, A. K.; Reddy, D. D.; Hathi, K. M.; Mandal, K. G.; Ramana, S.; Acharya, C. L. 2003. Nutrient and water management studies for increasing productivity of soybean-based systems in operational scale watersheds. In Wani, S. P.; Maglinao, A. R.; Ramakrishna, A.; Rego, T. J. (Eds.), Integrated watershed management for land and water conservation and sustainable agricultural production in Asia: Proceedings of the ADB-ICRISAT-IWMI Project Review and Planning Meeting, 10-14 December 2001, Hanoi, Vietnam. Andhra Pradesh, India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Manila, Philippines: ICRISAT; IWMI; ADB. pp.65-78.
Soyabeans ; Supplementary irrigation ; Vertisols ; Soil properties ; Wheat ; Soil moisture ; Cropping systems ; Waterlogging ; Crop yield / India / Madhya Pradesh / Bhopal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G570 WAN Record No: H034982)
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2 Panda, D. K.; Mishra, Atmaram; Kumar, A.; Mandal, K. G.; Thakur, A. K.; Srivastava, R. C. 2014. Spatiotemporal patterns in the mean and extreme temperature indices of India, 1971–2005. International Journal of Climatology, 34(13):3585-3603. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3931]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046422)
This study provides the comprehensive analysis of changes in mean and extreme temperature indices of India to assist the climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and to add information for the global comparisons, using a high-resolution daily gridded temperature data set (1 ×1 ) during 1971–2005. In addition to the indices recommended by the World Meteorological Organization/CLIVAR Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices, few more indices having social and agricultural implication are investigated at the seasonal and annual scales, utilizing widely adopted statistical methodologies in climate research. The results show, in general, a robust signal of warming, broadly consistent with what has been observed and predicted in other parts of the world in the context of global warming. The frequency and intensity of warm extremes, especially representing the daily minimum temperature, have increased with simultaneous decreases in cold extremes in large parts of the country, but the spatial distribution of the trend magnitude reflects the complex natural climatic settings of India and its possible interaction with the anthropogenic forcing. Seasonal analysis reveals a faster warming in day and night temperatures in winter affecting the major wheat crop. In summer, however, both human and ecosystems appear to be more vulnerable to the increasing tendency of the heatwave occurrences, particularly during night-time, since the 1990s. The relationship with the large-scale natural climatic modes indicates that the warming indices tend to increase in the year following the El Ni˜no events as evident from the correlation with the NINO3.4 index, with a relatively higher association in the monsoon season. Moreover, the concurrent correspondence of the summer heatwaves with the north Indian Ocean sea surface temperature suggests a degree of predictability of the heat stress episode.
3 Mohanty, S.; Mohanty, R. K.; Mandal, K. G.; Ghosh, S.; Rautaray, S. K.; Kumar, A. 2016. Impact of water resources development and technology introductions on livelihood of farmers in eastern India: a case study. Irrigation and Drainage, 65(5):724-733. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2014]
Water resources development ; Farmers ; Living standards ; Integrated management ; Farming systems ; Highlands ; Cultivation ; Agricultural production ; Ponds ; Technology transfer ; Water use ; Multiple use ; Impact assessment ; Diversification ; Aquaculture ; Performance evaluation ; Economic analysis ; Models ; Rural areas ; Case studies / eastern India / Odisha / Dhenkanal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047898)
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Agricultural technology introductions were carried out and their impact was studied in two clusters of villages in the Dhenkanal Sadar and Odapada blocks of Dhenkanal District in Odisha in the eastern Indian plateau region. Ten water-harvesting structures (WHSs) were constructed in two clusters of villages in the farmers’ fields on a participatory basis. Harvested water in WHSs was used for multiple purposes, viz. agriculture, fish culture, on-dyke horticulture, vegetable cultivation, poultry, dairy and mushroom cultivation; integrated farming system (IFS) models were developed. Adequate training was also given to the farmers. The net income from the integrated farming systems varied widely between Rs. 16 100 and 251 000 ha 1 . Poultry farming in the uplands and intensive cultivation around the embankments of the ponds were found to be effective in increasing the net return from the IFS models. Impact analysis of the water resources development and technology introductions at the study sites was carried out by analysing the comparative position of physical, social, financial, human and natural assets of the farmers before and after adoption of the introductions. The overall standard of living of the study farmers increased from 13.5 to 17.1 on a scale of 5 to 25, respectively.
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